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Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program that provides stabilization payments to farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers in the event of natural disasters or other disasters. The grants are administered through membership organizations or labor unions representing these workers. The program is authorized to receive $50 million in federal funding. The Secretary of Agriculture is required to submit a report to Congress within 4 years evaluating the program's outcomes and impacts.
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Sponsor (1)
16 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Nikki Budzinski’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $45,600
- SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC $36,800
- MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC $29,000
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS $28,145
- THE GORI LAW FIRM $18,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nikki Budzinski → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Mar 16, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16, 2026
Ms. Budzinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. GROCERY, FARM, AND FOOD WORKER STABILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.—The term “eligible entity” means a membership organization, as determined by the Secretary, or labor union representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, or grocery workers.
(2) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) Establishment.—The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a grant program to provide funding to eligible entities representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Report.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the outcomes and evaluating the impacts of the program established under subsection
(b).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. <all>
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